Maybe this will help someone. Marsha > I have > put together this "LIST OF OCCUPATIONS" used in the older records. I > put these 130 items together from many sources and used it as a handout > for our local Orange County (NY) Genealogical Society. I was asked by > many War Chart recipients if the CHART could be forwarded to other lists > or used in local newsletters. The answer is yes -- please share this > > information. > > Dan Burrows > dburrows1@juno.com > dburrows2@juno.com > > Accomptant Accountant > Almoner Giver of charity to the needy > Amanuensis Secretary or stenographer > Artificer A soldier mechanic who does repairs > Bailie Bailiff > Baxter Baker > Bluestocking Female writer > Boniface Keeper of an inn > Brazier One who works with brass > Brewster Beer manufacturer > Brightsmith Metal Worker > Burgonmaster Mayor > Caulker One who filled up cracks (in ships or windows or seems > to make them watertight by using tar or oakum-hemp fiber produced by > taking old ropes apart > Chaisemaker Carriage maker > Chandler Dealer or trader; one who makes or sells candles; > retailer of groceries > Chiffonnier Wig maker > Clark Clerk > Clerk Clergyman, cleric > Clicker The servant of a salesman who stood at the door to > invite customers; one who received the matter in the galley from the > compositors and arranged it in due form ready for printing; one who makes eyelet > holes in boots using a machine which clicked. > Cohen Priest > Collier Coal miner > Colporteur Peddler of books > Cooper One who makes or repairs vessels made of staves & > hoops, such as casks, barrels, tubs, etc. > Cordwainer Shoemaker, originally any leather worker using leather > from Cordova/Cordoba in Spain > Costermonger Peddler of fruits and vegetables > Crocker Potter > Crowner Coroner > Currier One who dresses the coat of a horse with a currycomb; > one who tanned leather by incorporating oil or grease > Docker Stevedore, dock worker who loads and unloads cargo > Dowser One who finds water using a rod or witching stick > Draper A dealer in dry goods > Drayman One who drives a long strong cart without fixed sides > for > carrying heavy loads > Dresser A surgeon's assistant in a hospital > Drover One who drives cattle, sheep, etc. to market; a dealer > in > cattle > Duffer Peddler > Factor Agent, commission merchant; one who acts or transacts > business for another; Scottish steward or bailiff of an estate > Farrier A blacksmith, one who shoes horses > Faulkner Falconer > Fell monger One who removes hair or wool from hides in > preparation for leather making > Fletcher One who made bows and arrows > Fuller One who fulls cloth;one who shrinks and thickens woolen > cloth by moistening, heating, and pressing; one who cleans and > finishes > cloth > Gaoler A keeper of the goal, a jailer > Glazier Window glassman > Hacker Maker of hoes > Hatcheler One who combed out or carded flax > Haymonger Dealer in hay > Hayward Keeper of fences > Higgler Itinerant peddler > Hillier Roof tiler > Hind A farm laborer > Holster A groom who took care of horses, often at an inn > Hooker Reaper > Hooper One who made hoops for casks and barrels > Huckster Sells small wares > Husbandman A farmer who cultivated the land > Jagger Fish peddler > Journeyman One who had served his apprenticeship and mastered > his craft, not bound to serve a master, but hired by the day > Joyner / Joiner A skilled carpenter > Keeler Bargeman > Kempster Wool comber > Lardner Keeper of the cupboard > Lavender Washer woman > Lederer Leather maker > Leech Physician > Longshoreman Stevedore > Lormer Maker of horse gear > Malender Farmer > Maltster Brewer > Manciple A steward > Mason Bricklayer > Mintmaster One who issued local currency > Monger Seller of goods (ale, fish) > Muleskinner Teamster > Neatherder Herds cows > Ordinary Keeper Innkeeper with fixed prices > Pattern Maker A maker of a clog shod with an iron ring. A clog was > a wooden pole with a pattern cut into the end > Peregrinator Itinerant wanderer > Peruker A wig maker > Pettifogger A shyster lawyer > Pigman Crockery dealer > Plumber One who applied sheet lead for roofing and set lead > frames for plain or stained glass windows. > Porter Door keeper > Puddler Wrought iron worker > Quarrier Quarry worker > Rigger Hoist tackle worker > Ripper Seller of fish > Roper Maker of rope or nets > Saddler One who makes, repairs or sells saddles or other > furnishings for horses > Sawbones Physician > Sawyer One who saws; carpenter > Schumacker Shoemaker > Scribbler A minor or worthless author > Scrivener Professional or public copyist or writer; notary > public > Scrutiner Election judge > Shrieve Sheriff > Slater Roofer > Slopseller Seller of ready-made clothes in a slop shop > Snobscat / Snob One who repaired shoes > Sorter Tailor > Spinster A woman who spins or an unmarried woman > Spurrer Maker of spurs > Squire Country gentleman; farm owner; justice of peace > Stuff gown Junior barrister > Stuff gownsman Junior barrister > Supercargo Officer on merchant ship who is in charge of cargo and > the commercial concerns of the ship. > Tanner One who tans (cures) animal hides into leather > Tapley One who puts the tap in an ale cask > Tasker Reaper > Teamster One who drives a team for hauling > Thatcher Roofer > Tide waiter Customs inspector > Tinker Am itinerant tin pot and pan seller and repairman > Tipstaff Policeman > Travers Toll bridge collection > Tucker Cleaner of cloth goods > Turner A person who turns wood on a lathe into spindles > Victualer A tavern keeper, or one who provides an army, navy, or > ship with food > Vulcan Blacksmith > Wagoner Teamster not for hire > Wainwright Wagon maker > Waiter Customs officer or tide waiter; one who waited on the > tide to collect duty on goods brought in > Waterman Boatman who plies for hire > Webster Operator of looms > Wharfinger Owner of a wharf > Wheelwright One who made or repaired wheels; wheeled carriages, etc. > Whitesmith Tinsmith; worker of iron who finishes or polishes the > work > Whitewing Street sweeper > Whitster Bleacher of cloth > Wright Workman, especially a construction worker > Yeoman Farmer who owns his own land